What Is a ‘Digital Detox’ and Will It Make Me Healthier?
A digital detox involves deliberately stepping away from screens and social media, a practice gaining traction as people seek relief from screen fatigue. Recent research, including a 2025 meta‑analysis of 20 trials, shows short breaks modestly improve life satisfaction, self‑esteem, and reduce anxiety, depression, and loneliness. A separate two‑week phone‑block study reported mental‑health gains surpassing those of antidepressants, especially when freed time is spent on exercise, nature, and face‑to‑face interaction. Experts caution that gradual reductions, rather than abrupt bans, produce more sustainable benefits and that effects vary by gender and cultural context.
‘You Don’t Need To Have It All Figured Out’: Allianz GM Laura Halbert Features On Limitless Equation Podcast
Laura Halbert, General Manager of Customer Strategy and Marketing at Allianz, appeared on the Limitless Equation Podcast’s “Limitless Energy” episode. She shared how a decade‑plus of self‑doubt and over‑preparation gave way to a leadership style built on raw energy and...
6 of My Favorite Mindfulness Practices for Presence
The article curates six of the author’s favorite mindfulness techniques designed to boost present‑moment awareness, ranging from everyday activities like mindful cleaning to structured practices such as whole‑body breathing and posture alignment. It also highlights specialized resources, including a Big Mind...
5 Daily Habits That May Be Causing Most of Your Stress
The article identifies five everyday habits that silently drive stress—constant busyness, doomscrolling, people‑pleasing at your own expense, the “one‑more‑thing” mindset, and overexplaining. Each habit is explained with its psychological toll and a brief, actionable tip for breaking the pattern. The...
Never Stop Learning: What Future Leaders Taught Us
Forrester’s B2B Summit North America introduced its inaugural Future Leaders Program, spotlighting early‑career talent who excel at blending technical depth with strategic insight. Participants demonstrated curiosity about generative AI, using agents to streamline work and reimagine go‑to‑market approaches. The event...
How the Brain Dampens Losses to Support Mental Toughness
A new Journal of Neuroscience study reveals that psychologically resilient people tend to downplay minor losses rather than overvalue rewards. Using functional MRI, researchers observed that participants who discounted small losses showed heightened prefrontal activity when confronting those losses and...
Why Some People Thrive Despite Harsh Childhoods (M)
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) raise the likelihood of mental‑health challenges, yet a sizable minority of individuals not only survive but thrive. Recent research shows that protective factors—such as stable adult relationships, strong emotional‑regulation skills, and a sense of purpose—can counteract...
The Psychology of Attention Residue and How I Have Started Minimizing It
The article explains "attention residue," a cognitive leak that occurs when workers switch tasks, leaving part of their focus on the previous activity. Research by UC‑Irvine professor Gloria Mark shows each interruption costs an average of 23 minutes and two...
What The Devil Wears Prada Taught Me About Leadership
Richard Roppa Roberts revisits *The Devil Wears Prada* to extract leadership lessons for accounting firms. He argues that clear expectations, humane pressure, and protected rest are more critical than long hours or flashy tools. The piece warns that firms that...
Marisa Renee Lee on Choosing Hope, Finding Humility, and Turning Life’s Darkest Seasons Into Sources of Strength
Marisa Renee Lee, a former Obama White House deputy director and CEO of social‑impact firm Beacon Advisors, has turned a series of personal tragedies—including her mother’s death, a cousin’s COVID loss, and her own long‑COVID diagnosis—into two best‑selling books on...
NFL Veteran Joshua Dobbs Pursues Aviation Dreams in a Cirrus SR22
NFL quarterback Joshua Dobbs, entering his 10th season, has added a private pilot license to his résumé. The 31‑year‑old, who holds an aerospace engineering degree from Tennessee and previously interned at NASA, earned the license in a Cirrus SR22. He...
Letting Go of All Contraction
Michael Taft leads a guided nondual meditation that asks participants to set the thinking mind aside and rest in effortless presence. The session moves through sensory openness, mantra chanting, emotional awareness, and heart‑opening, repeatedly urging listeners to relax and let...
What It Means to Be a Trauma-Informed Leader
Journalists routinely face direct and indirect trauma that can erode compassion, surge capacity, and mental health. The article urges newsrooms to adopt a proactive, trauma‑informed leadership model that builds relational currency and psychological safety before crises arise. It offers concrete...
Raised to Have No Emotional Needs?
The article explains how childhood emotional neglect (CEN) teaches children to suppress or hide their feelings, often unintentionally by well‑meaning parents. As adults, these individuals may fear being labeled “needy” and avoid expressing emotional needs. Recognizing that emotional needs are...
AI Promised to Reduce the Load. What Happened?
AI promises of higher productivity are materializing, with Upwork reporting a 40% output boost for AI‑enabled workers. However, the same cohort shows alarming burnout, as 88% feel exhausted and are twice as likely to consider quitting. Studies label this strain...
The Difference Between People Who Keep Moving Forward in Life and Those Who Stall Sometimes Isn’t Talent, Luck, or Hard...
The article argues that people who keep advancing do so by shedding counter‑productive habits, not by talent or luck. It highlights four habits that forward‑movers drop: saying yes to everything, waiting for motivation, multitasking, and avoiding discomfort. A personal anecdote...
The Skill that Separates Strategists From Operators in the AI Era
The article argues that generative AI is turning cognitive processing into an abundant resource, making integral thinking the new scarce capability. It defines digital integral thinking as the ability to synthesize insights across biology, technology, sociology and culture into coherent...
Beyond the Score: Mia Hamm on Empowerment, Winning Culture and Constant Growth
Mia Hamm, former USWNT star, addressed BenefitsPRO’s Broker Expo, sharing how her journey from a 15‑year‑old rookie to a champion illustrates the power of continuous learning, employee empowerment, and a winning culture. She emphasized that greatness stems from acknowledging knowledge...
People Who Apologize for Things that Clearly Aren’t Their Fault Aren’t Insecure, They Often Learned Early that Absorbing Blame Was...
People who habitually apologize for things they didn’t cause are not merely insecure; they learned early that absorbing blame quickly defused tense situations. The reflex, forged in unpredictable childhood homes, acts as an emotional‑weather‑reading tool that reduces conflict but also...
How Leaders Can Move Past Personal Obstacles
MIT Sloan experts introduce Internal Family Systems (IFS) as a leadership tool that treats inner conflicts as multiple, well‑intentioned parts guided by a central Self. The article explains how senior executives can access "self‑energy" to harmonize competing drives, using the...
HRDA Frankly Speaking: Stop Leading on Autopilot
Sarah Devereaux, former Google executive and HCI leadership coach, warned HR leaders that the “laser‑focus” mindset—illustrated with a blindfolded racehorse—can blind them to broader organizational signals. She argued that fragmented payroll, benefits, time‑tracking, and compliance tools create hidden complexity and...
I’m 35 and for Most of My Adult Life I Confused Motivation with Discipline, and I Wasted Years Waiting to...
The author, a 35‑year‑old former finance professional, realized he had spent years mistaking motivation for discipline and waiting to "feel ready" before taking action. He describes how that mindset led to endless research, planning, and avoidance, while true progress required...
How to Create and Own Your Seat at the Table
The article outlines a four‑step framework for emerging leaders to claim and own a seat at the decision‑making table. It begins with inward reflection to build self‑belief, then advises early contribution by anticipating senior leaders' needs. The third step stresses...
The Goal of Buddhist Life
The article frames Buddhism as a universal, non‑sectarian teaching rather than a religion, emphasizing the Buddha’s role as an investigator who uncovered timeless truth. It outlines the goal of liberation through understanding impermanence, suffering and non‑self, and describes the three...
How Steve Kerr Just Defined ‘Success’ Perfectly Describes a Path to a More Joyful and Fulfilling Life
Steve Kerr, nine‑time NBA champion as player and coach, says he no longer measures success by rings or win‑loss records. Instead, he finds fulfillment in the daily act of coaching, collaborating with staff, and helping players grow. Kerr emphasizes that...
The Shared Tragedy of Red Queen Hiring
The article warns that many firms have fallen into a "Red Queen" hiring race, flooding job postings with thousands of applications and subjecting candidates to lengthy, multi‑round interview processes often aided by AI. While a typical executive hire now costs...
This 4-Week Challenge Will Actually Help You Get Off Your Phone
The Well platform launches a month‑long “Touch Grass” Challenge in June to help users curb excessive phone use. Each Thursday, participants receive evidence‑based weekly tasks encouraging outdoor activity, social connection, and creative breaks. The program is guided by columnist Jancee...
How to Use Self-Compassion Anchor Cards
The Self‑Compassion Anchor Card deck offers a pocket‑sized, evidence‑based toolkit that turns abstract self‑compassion concepts into concrete daily exercises. Each card guides users through micro‑interventions such as visualizing compassion, inner‑voice awareness, and shared humanity. Therapists can incorporate the cards into...
CPO Crunch: Lessons in Leadership, From an Outgoing CPO
Ana Elena Marziano, who spent more than three decades at Procter & Gamble and the last six as chief purchasing officer, is leaving the role after steering the function through the pandemic’s disruption. She handed the CPO reins to Erik...
37 Genius Productivity Hacks to Transform Work Efficiency
The article outlines 37 practical productivity hacks aimed at helping knowledge workers work smarter, not harder. It emphasizes deep‑work practices such as eliminating distractions, using the Pomodoro technique, and creating no‑interrupt zones. It also promotes single‑tasking, goal‑setting, and automation tools...
Perfectionism: When High Standards Help and Hurt
The GoodTherapy article explains that perfectionism can motivate high performance but often turns into a fear‑driven habit that fuels anxiety, shame, and burnout. A meta‑analysis shows perfectionism rates have risen among college students from 1989 to 2016, reflecting broader cultural...
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What Is Body Scan Meditation?
Body scan meditation is a mindfulness technique that guides attention sequentially from the feet to the head, helping practitioners notice and release physical tension. Research links regular body scans to lower cortisol, reduced blood pressure, better sleep, and decreased anxiety....
Brooding Identified as a Major Driver of Bedtime Procrastination, Alongside Physical Markers of Stress
A study published in the Journal of Health Psychology finds that lower heart rate variability (HRV) is linked to greater bedtime procrastination. Researchers measured HRV in 135 adults and collected self‑reports on behavior, emotion regulation, and thinking styles. The analysis...
A Half Hour of Aerobic Exercise Reduces Test Anxiety and Boosts Cognitive Focus in Students
Researchers at Nanjing University discovered that a single 30‑minute moderate aerobic session on a treadmill significantly lowers self‑reported test anxiety and sharpens inhibitory control in anxious university students. Participants performed the Flanker task before and after exercise, showing faster reaction...
How LL Cool J Stayed in the Game After He Felt Like Giving up Due to Multiple Label Rejections
LL Cool J recounts how a string of label rejections in the mid‑1980s nearly drove him to quit rap. His mother intervened, buying a $300 rhythm machine that enabled him to record a demo of “I Need A Beat.” The...
20 Memory-Enhancing Hacks That Work Like Magic (P)
A new guide outlines 20 evidence‑based memory‑enhancing hacks ranging from specific foods and scents to targeted exercise and environmental changes. The techniques are drawn from recent psychological studies and are presented as practical, low‑effort interventions. Author Dr. Jeremy Dean, a...
The Emotional Sign That You Have A High IQ
A longitudinal study of 1,881 individuals followed from age 8 to their early twenties found that each ten‑point increase in childhood IQ was associated with a higher likelihood of exhibiting manic personality traits, placing them in the top ten percent for...
Be Your Own Butler
The article frames discipline as a practical tool for personal and professional growth, defining it as the ability to prioritize the future self over immediate cravings. Behavioral analyst Chase Hughes illustrates this concept with the "own‑butler" metaphor, urging readers to...
Piruz Khambatta’s Ashoi: How 60,000 Parsis Built $400 Billion in Enterprise Value
Piruz Khambatta, CEO of Rasna, released his book *Ashoi* outlining how the Zoroastrian principle of righteousness has helped India’s 60,000‑person Parsi community create roughly $400 billion in enterprise value. He argues that the triad of good thoughts, words and deeds builds...
Keeping Strict Emotional Score with a Romantic Partner Is Connected to Depressive Moods
A study of 198 Chinese young adult couples found that individuals who view emotional support as a limited resource—adopting a zero‑sum mindset—tend to give less empathy and obsess over relational balance, which predicts higher daily depressive moods. Researchers measured daily...
AI Isn’t Actually Making Running a Company Easier — It’s Exposing These 3 Gaps in How People Lead
The article argues that AI is not simplifying leadership but exposing structural gaps in growing companies. As AI accelerates decision speed, it creates decision drift, fragmented toolsets, and a loss of organizational rhythm, making alignment harder to sustain. McKinsey finds...
At 103 Years Old, I’m the ‘World’s Oldest Doctor’: My 3 Rules for a Long, Happy Life Are so Simple—I...
Howard Tucker, a 103‑year‑old neurologist, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest doctor. He spent more than 75 years in medicine, earned a law degree at 67, and continued working until his hospital closed in 2022. Tucker...
How We Make Use of Our Inner Worlds
In "How We Make Use of Our Inner Worlds," Dr. Grant Hilary Brenner outlines a mental‑mapping framework that treats inner experience as a navigable terrain. He introduces a repertoire of "inner moves"—noticing, releasing, following, pushing, pulling, witnessing, and distancing—to help...
Psychology Says People Who Keep Their Phone Face Down at Every Dinner, Every Meeting, and Every Coffee Aren’t Being Polite,...
Placing a smartphone face‑down on a table is less about etiquette and more a self‑regulation tactic against ambient anxiety caused by constant interruptibility. Research links the visual cue of a screen to heightened social anxiety and fragmented attention, while flipping...
Adults Who Keep One Drawer Full of Items They’ll Never Use, Broken Watches, Expired Warranties, a Single Key to a...
The article reframes the common kitchen drawer filled with broken watches, expired warranties, and orphaned keys as a purposeful archive rather than clutter. Each object acts as a physical cue that anchors autobiographical memories, providing tangible proof that past experiences...
Nobody Talks About Why the Most Competent Person in Every Workplace Is Usually the Most Exhausted, and It Isn’t Workload,...
The article argues that high‑performing employees become invisible because coworkers equate competence with self‑sufficiency, so they stop checking on them. This hidden bias creates silent fatigue that stems more from a lack of emotional inquiry than from sheer workload. Citing...
What COVID Taught Us About Managing Hantavirus Anxiety
The article draws on the COVID‑19 experience to show how anxiety around emerging diseases like Hantavirus can be managed without compromising mental health. It cites research that the pandemic generated 76 million new anxiety cases, heightened PTSD rates, and suggests a...
Motherhood and Leadership: The Strengths Businesses Need More than Ever
The corporate leadership model in India is shifting from command‑and‑control to a focus on empathy, patience and emotional intelligence. Deloitte’s 2026 trends reveal that 70% of firms prioritize rapid adaptation, while Gallup reports global employee engagement at a historic low...
Inspirational Quotes: Magic Johnson, Dawn Staley And Others
Investor’s Business Daily compiled a set of inspirational quotes from notable figures—including Magic Johnson, Dawn Staley, Nely Galan, Sam Walton and psychologist Susan Jeffers—to illustrate core leadership principles. The excerpts emphasize mentorship, proactive effort, bold decision‑making, high standards, and courage in the...
Psychology Says the Cruelest Thing About Being Raised by a Narcissistic but Charming Parent Isn’t Anything They Did at Home...
The article explains how children of charming narcissistic parents face a structural barrier to being believed because the parent’s public persona masks private abuse. When the child reports the reality, listeners—who have only seen the parent’s likable side—dismiss the account,...